Browsing by Author "Canbolat, Fazilet"

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Exploring undefinedIundefined in Research: Reflexivity through a Lacanian Lens
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2026) Canbolat, Fazilet
This article explores reflexivity through a Lacanian lens, emphasizing the divided nature of the subject and the role of the unconscious in shaping reflexive practices. It examines the limitations of traditional definitions of reflexivity, which often focus on the self or ego, and offers a Lacanian perspective centered on the subject and the Borromean knot. By highlighting the roles of academic norms and expectations, language, ideal images, and unconscious forces, the article argues that reflexivity involves not only a dynamic negotiation between the researcher's subjectivity and academic structures but also the interplay of the imaginary, symbolic, and real dimensions of subjectivity. It also emphasizes how language exposes the often-overlooked real dimension within reflexivity.
Researcher as an Enigmatic Object in a Fieldwork on Addiction: Positionality within the Lacanian Context
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2026) Canbolat, Fazilet
How can positionality be understood beyond ego-based notions of identity? This article addresses this question by using Parker's Lacanian Discourse Analysis to explore positionality at the level of the subject, rather than the coherent researcher-self often assumed in reflexive accounts. The analysis draws on a text authored by the researcher that does not merely document interactions with gatekeepers during a one-year postdoctoral study on addiction among immigrants, but also incorporates the researcher's own reflexive statements, ethical and methodological considerations, and theoretical interpretations; accordingly, the researcher is treated as the sole participant. This type of analysis demonstrates how Lacanian Discourse Analysis enables an investigation of positionality that foregrounds division, misrecognition, and the influence of social and academic discourses, rather than personal identity alone. From a post-structuralist perspective, the article evaluates reflexivity and positionality as fluid, recursive, and contingent processes, arguing that reflexive writing necessarily stages the limits of self-knowledge rather than resolving them.